Product Description
Flexible Instrumentation:
Transposed Score
(E, B, Alto, Bass)
I. E or B Clarinet
II. B Clarinet, Basset Horn, or Alto Clarinet
III. B Clarinet, Basset Horn, Alto Clarinet, or Bass Clarinet
IV. Bass Clarinet or E Contra-Alto Clarinet
Length: 5 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate/Advanced
Notes:
J.S. Bachs Prelude and Fugue BWV 549a in D-minor is one of his earlier works, believed to have been transcribed later to C-minor (BWV 549). This arrangement has been scored for clarinet quartet using flexible instrumentation for increased accessibility. The score has been written for E, B, alto, and bass clarinet, however, any combination of the included parts is acceptable.
A B clarinet part has been included for Part III to allow for one of the most common and accessible clarinet quartet settings of three B clarinets and one bass clarinet, however, it required transposing a couple passages up an octave when it became too low, so using a basset horn, alto clarinet, or bass clarinet is preferable. The bass clarinets do not require the extended low range. (AMA-008).
Richard originally arranged BWV 549 in C-minor for SATB saxophone quartet (AMA-006) and I adapted it for clarinets (AMA-007), then made the BWV 549a in D-minor version. The editing of this arrangement has been in consultation with the Bärenreiter (1972) and Breitkopf & Härtel (2013) Urtext editions for organ.
Dr Jason Alder, editor
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